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Beltsville Area's ARS Award Recipients*Celebration of Excellence Awards* Home   2011 2012 2014  2001 2002 2003 2004  2006 2007 2008 2009 2010  1999 2000
 Beltsville Area Senior Research Scientist of the Year**Dr. Robert J. Wall***Biotechnology and Germplasm Laboratory,**Animal and Natural Resources Institute*Recognized for outstanding research accomplishments in the introduction of recombinant DNA molecules into the genome of agricultural animals. Beltsville Area Early Career Scientist of the Year**Dr. Dawn E. Gundersen-Rindal***Insect Biocontrol Laboratory,**Plant Sciences Institute*Recognized for fundamental and applied advances in research on the agriculturally important unculturable microbes: phytoplasmas and polydnaviruses. Beltsville Area Techonology Transfer Award**Dr. Aref Abdul-Baki***Sustainable Agricultural Systems Laboratory,**Animal and Natural Resources Institute***Sam Aslan***USDA/NRCS*Recognized for developing and introducing a no-tillage, biologically-based management system which has restored profitability and enhanced environmental protection of California date palm production. Beltsville Area Support Scientist of the Year**Dr. Krystyna M. Bialek-Kalinski***Environmental Quality,**Animal and Natural Resources Institute*Recognized for successfully coordinating the processing and analysis of all perchlorate samples of the PERC04 project while maintaining several multi-year environmental projects. Beltsville Area Technician of the Year**Daniel J. Kuhar***Animal Parasitics Disease,**Natural Resources Institute*Recognized for exceptional support of swine immunology and disease research at BARC. Beltsville Area Equal Opportunity, Workplace Diversity, and Outreach Award**Dr.Earle Raymond Hunt, Jr.***Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory,**Animal and Natural Resources Institute*Recognized for providing outstanding leadership, guidance, and service to the Imagine Excellence/El Ingeniro summer program at the USDA-ARS Beltsville Agricultural Research Center.**Dr. Ellen W. Harris****Dr. Paul A. Cotton****Dr. Deirdra N. Chester****Linda Nix***Community Nutrition Research Group,**Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Cente*The USDA Food and Nutrition Summer Institute Team which is comprised of people within and outside of the Beltsville Area is being recognized for outstanding leadership in the creation of the USDA Food and Nutrition Summer Institute, a unique program within USDA to facilitate a strong, diverse workforce in food and nutrition research and education. Beltsville Area Support/Service Employee of the Year**Barbara A. Flook***Safety, Occupational Health, Environmental Protection and Radiation Safety**Facilities Adminstration and Safety Division*Recognized for exceptional support to the BA research program through the services of the radiation safety program which she designed and administers, and which includes several customer service enhancements. Beltsville Area Office Support Professional of the Year**Donna L. Geiman***Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory,**Animal and Natural Resources Institute*Recognized for outstanding program support to the Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory. Beltsville Area Preston Tisdale Safety Award**Donald C. Johnson***Plant Sciences Institute*Recognized for outstanding contributions to the greenhouse research programs in the Plant Sciences Institute.


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